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{{Entry | {{Entry | ||
|Name=GNU userv | |Name=GNU userv | ||
| − | |Short description=Security boundary tool | + | |Short description=Security boundary tool. |
|Full description='''userv''' allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package. | |Full description='''userv''' allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package. | ||
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/ | |Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/ | ||
|Is High Priority Project=No | |Is High Priority Project=No | ||
|Documentation note=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/spec.html | |Documentation note=https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/spec.html | ||
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| + | '''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]''' | ||
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| + | [https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman] | ||
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| + | [https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line Introduction to the Command Line] | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | '''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]''' | ||
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| + | If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org | ||
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No | |Decommissioned or Obsolete=No | ||
|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/ | |Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/ | ||
| + | |Related projects=gnustandards | ||
|Keywords=security,development,administration,configuration,installation,userv,boundary | |Keywords=security,development,administration,configuration,installation,userv,boundary | ||
|Version identifier=1.2.0 | |Version identifier=1.2.0 | ||
|Version date=2017/01/23 | |Version date=2017/01/23 | ||
|Version status=stable | |Version status=stable | ||
| − | |Version download= | + | |Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv/userv-1.2.0.tar.gz.sig |
|Last review by=Bendikker | |Last review by=Bendikker | ||
| − | |Last review date= | + | |Last review date=2019/01/06 |
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
|Submitted date=2011/04/01 | |Submitted date=2011/04/01 | ||
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/ | |Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/ | ||
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes | |Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes | ||
| + | |OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv/userv-1.2.0.tar.gz.sig.sig | ||
|Test entry=No | |Test entry=No | ||
|Is GNU=Yes | |Is GNU=Yes | ||
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|Resource kind=Download | |Resource kind=Download | ||
|Resource URL=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/ | |Resource URL=ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/ | ||
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| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource kind=General | ||
| + | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | ||
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|Security=system | |Security=system | ||
|Use=security | |Use=security | ||
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{{Software prerequisite | {{Software prerequisite | ||
Latest revision as of 04:07, 6 January 2019
GNU userv
https://www.gnu.org/software/userv/
Security boundary tool.
userv allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package.
This is a GNU package:userv
Download
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/userv/userv-1.2.0.tar.gz.sig
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Ian Jackson | Maintainer |
| Peter Benie | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | make |
| Required to build | GNU M4 |
| Required to build | flex |
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